How Roger Federer, Your Most Stylish Man of 2016, Gets Dressed for the Airport

Roger Federer beat out all the heavy-hitters in our annual Most Stylish Man of the Year showdown a few weeks back. No one—not Tom Ford in his black suits, Jared Leto in his embroidered jackets, or Donald Glover in his turtlenecks—was a match for the tennis pro (or, rather, his fans), in spite of the fact that, style-wise, Federer keeps an incredibly low profile.

Take what he wore to the airport this week on his way to compete in Australia's Hopman Cup, for example. Gray jeans and a gray crewneck shirt, both loose and nondescript in cut, finished off with a navy cashmere sweater, Nike Tennis shoes, a nice watch, and an ordinary rolling suitcase. The thing is, though his travel fit didn’t cause a scene at the airport, singling him out as someone “special,” he looked fantastic. Elegant, respectable, comfortable. Maybe that’s partly why he won our competition this year. Roger Federer has mastered the art of looking stylish without giving up the ability to blend in and chill out, which is what many of us want at the end of the day.

That, and to assemble something nice to wear to the airport (down to the luggage) for under $1,000.